[ noun ] a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds <noun.substance>
Hydroxyl \Hy*drox"yl\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, or unsaturated group, {HO}, consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen acids, etc.
Ho \Ho\, pron. Who. [Obs.]
Note: In some Chaucer MSS.
Ho \Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\, n. [See {Ho}, interj., 2.] A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
There is no ho with them. --Decker.
Ho \Ho\, prop. n. (Chem.) The chemical symbol for Holmium. [PJC]
Ho \Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\ (h[=o]), interj. [Cf. F. & G. ho.] 1. Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. ``What noise there, ho?'' --Shak. ``Ho! who's within?'' --Shak.
2. [Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E. whoa.] Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything. [Written also {whoa}, and, formerly, {hoo}.]
The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried ``Hoo!'' --Chaucer.
An herald on a scaffold made an hoo. --Chaucer.
"It will never never replace HO scale trains as a hobby, but it will become the standard for those who want to set up trains under the tree as part of the tradition," he said. "Little kids can play with it.
"HO and Konsum were glad to get into these agreements, but it has led to this monopoly," Kurjo said.